European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 26, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse V corps the Mission Mand area of operations. Additionally the division with its Superior combat potential is fully capable of Short notice worldwide deployment in support of National command authority objectives. Today the 3d infantry division is headquartered in Wiir Burg located in the heart of Northern Bavaria with sub ordinate units located in regions of lower and Middle Franconia. The 1st Bri Gade is headquartered in Schwei fiut the 2d brigade is located in Erlanger 3d Bri Gade in Vilseck 4th brigade in a Schallenburg and the 5th brigade is located in kit Ingen. The two aviation brigades Are stationed in Gie Belstadt and Katterbach. The division artillery Marne Thunder is stationed in our Burg bad Kissinger and Wertheim. In order to accomplish that Mission the division s soldiers train year round. The Grafe Wohr training area hosts my Abrams main Battle tank and Brad Ley fighting vehicle gunnery exercises while tactical Man Euver exercises take place at the Hohenfels combat Maneu ver training Center. The division also trains at the Wil Flecken training area As Well As in local Marne land training areas. Air de sense artillery travels to Crete and North Ern Germany annually for live lire. As the United states army s largest division with Over 30,000 troops five ground Man Euver brigades and two aviation brigades the 3d infantry Divi Sion is Well equipped to meet deter and defeat if necessary any adversary. Since november 1989, we have witnessed the struggle for Freedom everyday. We watched As the East bloc was transformed from hard line communist nations into free nations Able to determine their own destiny. The Marne division guarded the Border when we saw the Berlin Wall an infamous Monument to communism and the imprisonment of individual freedoms crumble and fall. Today most of Europe is whole and dec. Germany is once again unified and the Warsaw pact is gone. Soon after Iraq s Unwar ranted invasion of its neighbouring country Kuwait the 3d in Fantry division once again heard her nation s Call to action. Some 6,000 Marne men and women were deployed in support of operation desert storm and became part of the Allied coalition that brought a Swift end to Saddam Hussein s military aggression in the persian Gulf. Additionally almost 1,000 division soldiers provided presence and humanitarian assistance to kurdish refugees along the Turkey Iraq Border. The Divi Sion deployed soldiers to Kuwait where they provided a presence and con ducted command and control operations for the 11 the armoured cavalry regiment to help the country of Kuwait restore its government. The 3d infantry division played a major role in these historic times. Together with our nato allies and Usa eur the third has truly been a keeper of the peace. Peace that has been maintained by trained and ready forces deployed on the frontiers of Freedom. Our Challenge is to maintain our fighting readiness in these times of great change while we help establish the stable conditions for a lasting peace and Freedom in Europe. Meeting that Challenge takes commit ment commitment to a Way of life to remain successful the Marne Divi Sion maintains its constant state of com Bat readiness at the highest Levels. That takes highly motivated Well trained sol Diers dedicated to the ideals and principles of Freedom. It takes soldiers who Are willing to give their lives if Neces sary in its defense. It takes a 3d infantry Divi Sion Soldier. The individual attitude required to successfully Cany out our Mission is nothing new to Marne soldiers. Throughout 74 Vears of ser being always ready is part of the spirit of every 3d infantry Soldier. Vice to our nation nothing has changed the spirit of the Marne Soldier. A spirit which has carried the third through four wars with a combat record unsurpassed in military history. When our nation Calls the Marne division will answer As it always has in the past we Are 1st armoured division a notable example of major unit reorganization during the scale Down of . Forces in Europe occurred with the re flagging of the 8th infantry division As it became the 1st armoured division. The 1st Flag which seized with Vii corps both in Germany and. During the Gulf War moved from Ansbach to bad Kreuz Nach to join v corps in Early 1992. Assimilating two combat brigades from the inactivating 3d armoured division and four combat brigades from the old 8th infantry Divi Sion mechanize the new 1st a Mored division provides considerable firepower for v corps. Mobility Armor Protection fire Power Speed and Shock action All characterize the 1st armoured division. With its Bradley fighting vehicles and Apache helicopters the new Divi Sion trains hard to be read to move and fight anywhere. The 1st armoured division is com posed of six Armor battalions four in fan try battalions four artillery battalions one Cav Alry Squadron one combat aviation Battal this is v corps v
